- branch out
- verbvary in order to spread risk or to expand (Freq. 1)-
The company diversified
• Ant: ↑specialize (for: ↑diversify), ↑specialise (for: ↑diversify)• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s something
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branch out(of a business, etc) to expand, diversify• • •Main Entry: ↑branch* * *
ˌbranch ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they branch out he/she/it branches out present participle branching out past tense branched out past participle branched out] phrasal verbto start doing something new or differentDesigners have branched out from clothes to cosmetics and toiletries.
branch out into:In the longer term, the company wants to branch out into providing investment advice.
branch out on your own:Quinn wanted to leave the company and branch out on his own.
Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonymMain entry: branch* * *
branch out [phrasal verb]: to begin to do more different kinds of activities or workIn the beginning the business was highly specialized, but it has since branched out.
— often + intoThe company specializes in casual clothing but it is branching out into formal wear.
• • •Main Entry: ↑branch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.